Hi,
It's unbelievable! We have come to the 3rd anniversary for BrainyZine! 3 years ago when
I started Brainy-Child.com, my aim was to capture the niche market of parents who are
interested in making their kids smarter and in the process make some m.oney out of it.
I strived to provide content that was fresh and helpful, and sometimes embedded some
off-topic motivation messages that I hope has positive impact to everyone. Today,
BrainyZine is a unique online newsletter that attracts thousands of parents from more
than a hundred countries.

It has been a three long years since I had grown from my very first website of
Brainy-Child.com to many other websites and making a living on Internet today. I can't
just walk away from Brainy-Child.com and focus on other m.oney making websites.
I guess it's like your first love, there's always a place in your heart for them ....8-).
I have the similar kind of sentimental feeling with Brainy-Child.com. So, the objective
of Brainy-Child.com will remain largely unchanged - that is to continue to provide
information and resources that make positive impact to parents and ultimately bring
greater benefit to the children.

Special thanks to Dr. Sandhu for her contribution to Brainy-Child.com and a great appreciation
for her spirit of giving without asking anything back in return. Finally, a big thank to
you for remaining as a subscriber for BrainyZine. Thank you!

P/S: Talking about the spirit of giving, if any of you out there that would like to
join the panel of "Ask an Expert" and contribute your area of expertise in
the child related area, please feel free to contact me.

Q1:
My son that will be 5 in October was given a cognitive ability test and
did not qualified for a gifted program. He scored 69th percentile in
verbal, 50th in quantitative and 36th in non-verbal. Now,
my question is that he has a lot of the characteristics of a gifted child. How
accurate is this test?

Q2:
My son attended 2nd grade reading classes while in Kindergarten and did very well,
but I am against his skipping a grade ... mainly because of his size. I can't help
but wonder if I am making the wrong decision, especially since
he says he hates school. He tells me that they keep making him
learn the things he already knows. I worry about all the other
"social skills" he may miss. Am I wrong in thinking
"mom knows best"? Perhaps this time, I don't know
what is best form my son. Please help! Thanks.

Q3:
My daughter is 4 years 3 months. Her nursery teacher suspected
she is gifted and recommend an IQ test. Her IQ test shows a
score of 120, her scores was pull down as she scores only 20
percentile for her 'visual image' testing. Thus, the tester
suspected she might have some learning disabilities.

A BrainyZine's subscriber
bought the 'Your Baby Can Read' recommended in the
previous issue. She wrote to me that her daughter can now
read over 50 words in just 2 months! Another
young toddler was able to read after using Dr. Robert's
reading system. She was featured in MSN Video and you can watch the
'Reading Toddler' video here (you will have to watch a 30 seconds
ads before the actual video comes up, so be patient!) .

A decade ago, few of us would have known where to find an omega-3 fatty acid if our lives
had depended on it. Today, you could be forgiven for thinking that your very existence
depends on your intake of omega-3s. Fatty acids have been credited with improving the heart,
brain, skin, foetus, immune system and joints.

Professor Robert Winston has been giving daily doses of fish oil supplements containing
Omega 3 fatty acids to two children, each with different behavioural problems.
Three months later, the changes have been significant. One boy's aggressive behaviour almost
vanished and the other, once withdrawn and uncommunicative, has become popular and outgoing.

The first found that kids who got high quality care did better on standardized tests. Ellen
Galinsky, president and co-founder of Families and Work Institute tells The Early Show that
high quality comes from the relationship your child has with the person who's teaching.

Recent study by the University of Washington Child Health Institute found that television
-- even supposedly educational programs such as "Sesame Street" -- can be harmful to the
cognitive development of children younger than 2. "Passive learning is more than ineffective
-- it's detrimental," she said. "A child needs to get down there in the dirt and see the ants."

Studies have shown people's IQ levels fluctuate during the day depending on their habits
and lifestyles. According to http://www.careerbuilder.com, there are six ways students
can avoid a mentally sluggish day.

Infants begin pulling off an amazing feat sometime in the final three months of their
first year of life. They learn an important social interaction by following the gaze
of an adult, a step that gives babies a big boost in understanding language.

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